Lot 6047
San Francisco, California, 1851 Folded Letter from Guayaquil Ecuador, "20" Due Handstamp, per Steamer Columbus
Scarce Ecuador Origin, Incoming Contract Ship Mail via Panama
Ausruf: $70
Estimate: $150 - $200
To San Francisco, California folded letter sheet datelined Guayaquil, Ecuador July 13, 1851, privately carried to Panama, "Forwarded by Zachrisson, Nelson & Co., Panama" (bold black oval reverse), for contract mail service. Carried by Pacific Mail Steam Ship Columbus departing Panama August 2 and arriving in SF August 20, 1851. "20" due italic style handstamp applied at SF post office. 20 cents due, incoming contract ship mail, over 2500 miles. Very fine folded letter sheet, with business related contents (in Spanish).
Wann wird dieses Los versteigert?
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 | June 26-28
Sale 32: Western Postal History & Expresses — Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 6pm EST, 3pm PST
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
As always, the sale is designed to serve both the collector and the researcher. Whenever available, you can expect:
✔ High-resolution imagery of all aspects of the item
✔ Links to reference articles and supporting research
✔ Links to philatelic certifications
✔ Census data and population insights
✔ Provenance details to trace notable histories
Whether you are pursuing a long-sought rarity or simply enjoy the chance to study material of this caliber, we invite you to explore the Philatelic Icons Sale and join us in Boston for our largest in-person preview to date.